Meta's Reality labs had its best quarter, but still lost more than $4 billionMeta will also no longer report on how many people use Facebook.By K. Bell, 02.01.2024
Meta’s metaverse is getting an AI makeoverThe company has a new strategy to sell the public on its vision.By K. Bell, 09.28.2023
The Quest 3 and AI chatbots: What to expect at Meta ConnectCan AI make the metaverse cool?By K. Bell, 09.26.2023
Meta starts testing Horizon Worlds on mobile and the webA small number of mobile and web users can now access 'Super Rumble.'By M. Moon, 09.15.2023
The Angels face the Rays in MLB's first regular-season 'virtual ballpark' gameIt’s like Second Life for baseball fans.By W. Shanklin, 09.14.2023
Meta's avatars finally grow some legsThey're only available to beta testers for now.By K. Holt, 08.29.2023
Sony's Mocopi avatar motion-capture system is coming to the USThe $450 set translates real-world movements with a mobile app.By L. Bonk, 06.30.2023
Meta's open-source ImageBind AI aims to mimic human perceptionImageBind could eventually lead to leaps forward in accessibility and creating mixed reality environments.By W. Shanklin, 05.09.2023
Meta's Horizon Worlds is opening to young teens in the US and CanadaThere are safety controls for younger VR users.By J. Fingas, 04.18.2023
Meta now owns VR fitness company WithinThe acquisition had been hotly contested for years.By J. Fingas, 02.08.2023
Microsoft will shut down AltspaceVR on March 10thThe announcement comes after the company said it would lay off 10,000 employees.By I. Bonifacic, 01.21.2023
Meta buys smart lensmaker Luxexcel to further AR ambitionsThe social media giant throws more money at the metaverse. By I. Bonifacic, 12.31.2022
How the tech titans crashed head-first into realityIt'll always get you, in the end.By D. Cooper, 12.21.2022
How Meta flunked its first year as a metaverse companyMeta finishes its first full year as a “metaverse company" in a much worse place than it started.By K. Bell, 12.20.2022
Meta reconfirms its commitment to the metaverseIt will devote 20 percent of spending to Reality Labs next year. By S. Dent, 12.20.2022
Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' playersIt says 'cabined accounts' offer a 'new way for kids to join the metaverse.'By K. Holt, 12.07.2022
Sony steps into the Metaverse with the 'Mocopi' motion tracking systemThe $358 device translates your body's movements onto a metaverse avatar.By S. Dent, 11.29.2022
Meta is hosting a 'hyper-realistic' VR Notorious B.I.G. concertThe event will feature a hyper-realistic avatar of the late rapper. By M. Moon, 11.17.2022
Nike's big push into the blockchain starts with '.Swoosh'The platform will help you create and collect virtual goods.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2022
Meta says it will lose even more money on the metaverse in 2023Facebook's parent company continues to lose money on Reality Labs.By K. Bell, 10.26.2022